The AC/DC schedule now has venues
for most of the shows, and one new show has been added already: Columbus, OH.
There's a possibility of additional shows, too, so stay tuned.
According to Ticketmaster.com, tickets will be on sale for the SFX-promoted tour in three
markets starting this weekend. The
newly-added Nationwide Arena concert in
Columbus, Ohio on April 4 will be on sale Friday
(Feb. 2) at 10 a.m. The two Florida shows --
one at the National Car Rental Center in Ft.
Lauderdale and the other at the Ice Palace
Arena in Tampa on March 21 -- will be on sale
Saturday (Feb. 3) at 10 a.m. Ticket prices are
in the $35 to $45 range. (Thanks to CDNOW.COM for the Ticketmaster
information and their nice writeup and picture of Snakepit). No word yet
on the club tour, but here is the newest schedule:
March 18, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. National Car Rental Center
March 20, Orlando, Fla. TD Waterhouse Centre
March 21, Tampa, Fla. Ice Palace
March 23, Nashville, Tenn. TBA
March 24, Memphis, Tenn. TBA
March 26, Little Rock, Ark. Alltel Arena
March 28, Greenville, S.C. Bi-Lo Center
March 29, Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro Coliseum
March 31, Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Coliseum
April 1, Raleigh, N.C. TBA
April 4, Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
April 6, Cleveland, OH TBA
April 8, Chicago, IL TBA
April 9, Minneapolis, MN TBA
April 11, Denver, CO Pepsi Center
April 12, Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center
April 14, Los Angeles, CA Forum
April 19, Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
April 20, Seattle, WA TBA
April 23, Vancouver, BC TBA
April 25, Edmonton, Alberta Northlands AgriCom Arena
April 26, Calgary, Alberta TBA
April 28, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena
April 29, Fargo, N.D. Fargodome
May 1, Madison, Wisc. TBA
May 2, Detroit, MI TBA
May 4, Boston, MA FleetCenter
May 5, Philadelphia, PA TBA
You can always check the Tour Schedule for the latest news. You can
find it under www.snakepit.org, scroll down to Main Menu, click
Tour Schedule. Tickets are also available online if you are making
a road trip (a good way to meet the band).
Shari sent us some more information on Johnny G. We told you before
that he is doing a short tour with Gilby Clarke's band. It also seems
that Johnny plays with Gilby's Starf*ckers band at The Cat Club in
Hollywood on Thursday nights. Tracii Guns is also in the group, so
if you are out that way on a Thursday night and Snakepit is not
touring, you might catch Johnny G on the bandstand. Thanks, Shari!
Remember when Matt Sorum worked on the soundtrack for Soundman,
a film entered in the Slamdance contest? SLASH and Duff went up to
the festival to do a brief show, and it rocked! We have clips from that
in the SLASH Videos section, and Jirka found another place on the net
with ram files where you can see the guys do "Attitude". Take a linespeed choice and have a look:
If you're accepting the challenge to Zubi to try to find the place in
the movie Jackie Brown where they play a few seconds of "Jizz
Da Pit", Brian has a tip for you. He says that if you find the scene
where Sam Jackson and Robert DeNiro are watching the Girls With
Guns video, you'll here Snakepit 95 playing "Jizz Da Pit". Brian
says it's easy to miss, but the guitar licks are unmistakeable. Thanks,
Brian!
Some magazine information...FabAxl says that in the Italian magazine
TUTTO!, there's a three page SLASH interview! A lot of the same
old ground is covered, but they do have a review of the Milan show
in the live review section, and the review is excellent! FabAxl says
there are some cool SLASH photos in the summary and in the article. So
check that out!
Ian found an article on UK teletext (CH4 Page 451), and it sounds like
there will be a SLASH feature or article in Record Collectors Magazine.
SLASH is quoted as saying that GNR will not reform because the band could
never be as vital as they were 10 years ago. SLASH says his only regret
is that kids will be saying "it can never be like it was". SLASH and Axl
have not spoken for five years, and the original GNR lineup should be
the one known as the real GNR. Thanks, Ian, for an article that saddens
many fans of the real GNR.
Our pal Vicki always seems to be up on the latest US magazines. She
says that in Guitar World Acoustic (Number 40, Winter 2001),
there is an article called "Sweet Capo O' Mine". The acoustic adaptations
of the Eagles' "Desperado" and GNR's "Sweet Child O' Mine" are explored,
and the article says that "The immediate challenge here is to play
SLASH's catchy and melodic electric guitar intro in a manner which
evokes the original and yet makes sense on the acoustic". Vicki says
there's a small picture of SLASH and Izzy at the end of the article
with SLASH in a denim jacket and hat and Izzy in
dreadlocks. Thanks, Vicki!
And this ad for the March 2001 issue of Guitar World speaks
for itself!
Big tour news tonight! SLASH
announced that SLASH's Snakepit is on the move again. This is a US and
Canada
tour, and once again they are opening for AC/DC! The band had a
wonderful time with AC/DC in the summer and fall, so this is working
out really well. The tour is March 18 through May 5. SLASH says
there will be more dates added to Snakepit's schedule as they are
doing club shows, too, where they will headline. SLASH also said that
they are going to play longer shows when opening for AC/DC. Instead
of 30 - 40 minutes, they have 50 minutes. What a great rock and roll
evening! We don't have the headline information just yet, but we will put
up the schedule announced by AC/DC. Note that venues are not announced
at this time:
March 18, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
March 20, Orlando, Fla.
March 21, Tampa, Fla.
March 23, Nashville
March 24, Memphis, Tenn.
March 26, Little Rock, Ark.
March 28, Greenville, S.C.
March 29, Greensboro, N.C.
March 31, Charlotte, N.C.
April 1, Raleigh, N.C.
April 4, Columbus, OH
April 6, Cleveland, OH
April 8, Chicago
April 9, Minneapolis
April 11, Denver
April 12, Salt Lake City
April 14, Los Angeles, CA
April 19, Portland, Ore.
April 20, Seattle
April 23, Vancouver, British Columbia
April 25, Edmonton, Alberta
April 26, Calgary, Alberta
April 28, Winnipeg, Manitoba
April 29, Fargo, N.D.
May 1, Madison, Wisc.
May 2, Detroit
May 4, Boston
May 5, Philadelphia
Randy did a favor for all of us by posting that Snakepit interview
that was in Oui magazine. The interviewer gets the background
Snakepit material from SLASH, and then asks the other guys what
it is like being on tour in a rock and roll band. Johnny G and Matt
have stories to tell that should interest you! Thanks, Randy, and here
is the article so you can find out what these guys are doing offstage!
Shari, Ian and Glenn are all from the UK, and they spotted
SLASH in the Sunday paper there! Glenn says there is a supplement
magazine that has stories on celebs, fashion, etc. The picture at
left is our SLASH with actress Dawn French. SLASH became a big fan
of the TV show, The Vicar of Dibley on trips to the UK, and
he especially likes Dawn French. Dibley is a town in need of a new
vicar, and Dawn French plays that role in this comedic series. She
is perhaps best known for her part in the French and Saunders comedy
team. Thanks for the information from our three UK SLASH fans!
Yesterday was the big SLASH TV day in The Netherlands. Jamie says that
SLASH introduced these videos: "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (Verve),
"1979" (Smashing Pumpkins), "Love Is Strong" (Rolling Stones), "Everybody
Hurts" (R.E.M.), "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana), "Been There Lately)
(live) (SLASH's Snakepit), "Doll Parts" (Hole), "The Real Slim Shady"
(Eminem), "Patience" (GNR) and "Heroes" (David Bowie). Annelaure says
there were two interviews with the first being the one at the Paradiso
in Amsterdam. She says it was a really good interview, and they managed
to get by without the usual GNR questions. SLASH was asked for his most
memorable backstage experience, and he said it was finally meeting Jimmy
Page (this was at NetAid) and "the rest you don't wanna know about"! They
talked about Amsterdam which SLASH really likes. The interviewer gave
SLASH a bottle of Jack and a tshirt. Martijn says SLASH was asked about
the kind of music that turns him on, and he said that Isaac Hayes was
great music to screw to, but also there are the Rolling Stones, old blues
and dark soul. He was asked how you learn to play guitar, and SLASH
said you don't even try playing by the book. SLASH learned by playing
along with records and creating his own style. TMF showed the interview
put together by Koch. Excerpts from that interview are on this page in
the SLASH Videos Section. Ed also sent us some information on the
videos selected by SLASH in the first interview and promised to send
the interview to us. We'll get it on the page as this summary is just
part of what was said. Thank you all: Ed, Martijn, Annelaure and Jaime
for sending us all that information! Just think, you had SLASH to
watch, and the US had Aerosmith (good), N'Sync (seemed out of sync),
and that old fave, Britney Spears, at Super Bowl halftime. Watching Joe
Perry play for and Steven Tyler singing "Walk This Way" with those other artists...well,
plane fare to Amsterdam would have been well worth it!
Some time ago, we reported that SLASH had done a guest appearance on
Rod Stewart's new album, Human. After a long wait, the album
is scheduled for release on February 6 in the US and March 16 in the
UK. Rod has switched record companies from his longtime berth at
Warner Brothers to Atlantic Records, and with this change, his music
has changed, too. Don't worry about getting this one; early reviews
call it magnificent. SLASH was praised as an ace guitarist making
unique electric contributions on the title song. Many other musicians
contributed to the album, and it sounds like Rod may have another
classic hit on his hands. SLASH fans should get a copy to hear Our
Guy bring his talent to bear on yet another fine album. Human
can be preordered at music sites on the net. Ravi sent us the address
where you can read more about it:
Jamie sent some more information for our Dutch friends on the SLASH
program tomorrow. The TMF channel lists the show VIG (Very Important
Guest) at 6pm, presumably this is Dutch time. And it is definitely
Sunday, January 28. Thanks, Jamie. Ed has been tracking this show
all week, and he confirms the 6pm time and adds that the show is one
hour long. The SLASH interview will be aired between 8pm and 10pm
Dutch time. TMF will also air tomorrow the famous GNR concert in
Tokyo at 10pm. Sounds like serious competition for the Super Bowl!
Thanks, Ed!
Alex sent a message about a CD we are starting to see in the stores.
This is Maximum Guns N'Roses. It is billed as an unauthorized
bio of the band with a CD-audio bio. The full story with interviews
and a mini-poster are promised. Alex was intrigued and got one. He
says it is a spoken word CD with 8 tracks beginning with old interviews.
There are two with SLASH and Duff, three with just SLASH, and three with
Duff. A booklet inside has 2 picture of Axl and 2 of SLASH. The bio goes
from the early days of GNR to the first Snakepit album. Total playing
time is 60 minutes. Alex says no real fan will learn anything from this
bio. It's complete and has details of the early days which most fans
already know. It ends quickly and doesn't deal with the truth of the
members' departures from GNR. Alex recommends you save your money. Thanks
for that review, Alex!
Here's a fan with great ears. Zubi was watching MTV's "Senseless Acts
of Video" and heard them play about 5 seconds of "Beggars & HangersOn".
It was during the
part where the guy was doing a stunt from Metallica's
video "I disappear". Zubi was so excited to hear "Beggars and Hangers-On"
because she just loves that song. So next time you see that stunt aired,
listen up! Zubi, we are going to get you to watch the movie Jackie
Brown and see if you can find the few seconds of "Jizz Da Pit"!
Thanks, Zubi!
If you are a member of Onelist's Snakepit group or the slashnews group,
you may wonder where we have gone. Yahoo has bought out Onelist. In
order to rejoin the groups, you need to go to:
The slashnews group is different. These are people that
would like to get the Current Events for each week mailed on Saturday.
This is text only. Note that Snakepit is upper case S while slashnews
is lower case. See you there.
When SLASH went on tour
last summer, he didn't have much time to respond to fan mail. Several
people have written in asking about the mail, so we talked to SLASH.
He said that now that he is home for awhile, he's had a chance to get
this organized. All the fan mail is at his home and is being answered
quickly. This means that if you wrote in before, you should be receiving
a SLASH answer very soon. Some fans were surprised with a photo signed
by all five band members! This was a little extra something to make up
for your long wait. SLASH said that in the future, even when he is on
tour, they have a system set up to get mail back to you from him. So
watch your mail! If you would like to write to SLASH, please go to
www.snakepit.org, scroll down to Main Menu and click "Write To SLASH".
The address and some information are there. Thanks!
Ed from The Netherlands writes that Dutch fans are going to have a
Super SLASH Sunday. SLASH will be in a TMF program called TMF XTRA.
This is an interview done with SLASH before the Paradiso show in
Amsterdam. TMF XTRA will air Sunday, January 28. Ed says the only
problem here is that the program will not be aired at a specific time,
so you Dutch fans will have to watch TMF all day. Tricky! Ed promises
that he will watch and send the SLASH interview along along with the
songs that SLASH will pick for the VIG show mentioned on an earlier
news day. Thanks, Ed!
Justin from Hilo, Hawaii watched VH1 to see the top 20 greatest rock videos of all time.
GNR was in there twice with "Sweet Child O'Mine" at #9 and "November
Rain" at #2. SLASH was interviewed while they were showing the GNR
videos, tnd he talked about making the videos and the songs themselves.
Lars Ulrich was also interviewed. Justin says to watch for
reruns as this was a good show. Thanks, Justin!
Gilby Clarke will be on tour soon. The initial tour will be from
January 30 - February 4 in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
If you go to the shows, you'll see two familiar Snakepit faces
on stage. The cool one, Snakepit's great bassist, Johnny G, will
be there along with a great drummer from Snakepit 95, Brian Tichy.
For tour information, check out Gilby's site (under What's New)
at:
If you see this
sign at left, you know you're really "with the band". This one hung on
the door at the NAMM show sponsored by GMR Guitars. One of our great
contacts IS with the band, and she managed to collect this sign and the
set list for us. Thanks! We've never seen so many great photos before;
photography was permitted! We'd like to thank you all for sending in
the pictures. We'll put them in Tour Photos soon. Brenda sent us two
zip files of pictures that are beautiful.
We chose to show you Johnny
G and his new Mohawk tonight. Well, what do you think? Vern Troyer (Mini Me) from
Austin Powers was there to wish his buddy SLASH good luck. Mike Inez
of Alice In Chains and Snakepit 95 was backstage, too. Ryan Roxie was
there, of course with Glam Nation, and he stopped in to say hello to
Snakepit. Ryan looked great, we're told, and was charming as usual.
That's our backstage highlights report. Keri sent a note saying the
show went great! The band had a really good time, and they were happy
to be back playing. Keri says they will have tour news soon. A couple
fans sent in their takes on the show. FreddyMedal is a diehard Kiss fan,
and he was really happy to see Eric Singer behind the drum kit in Glam
Nation. Fred thought it was a very good show for Eric. He says by the
time Snakepit came out, the beer had really kicked in. Gotta pace yourself,
Fred! Snakepit played "It's So Easy", and the rest was all new Snakepit
material. Fred also saw Vern Troyer (Mini Me) sitting on the stage! Talk
about a great seat! Clement arrived just in time. He caught Dee Dee Ramone's
last song. He said GlamNation was entertaining, and reminded him of the
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" with guitars and drums. Eric Dover sang and
played guitar, Ryan Roxy was on guitar and Teddy ZigZag was on keyboards.
Clement says they are kind of a joke band and use different names and
wear costumes. They played cover songs, but Clement thought they weren't
very impressive. Snakepit played 10:30 to midnight, and SLASH wore a Spiderman
button shirt, leather boots, brown leather pants and a very cool necklace
combining S and P. (If you're up on SLASH's personal life, you know
this is SLASH and his girlfriend. What a romantic!) SLASH played 5 guitars:
3 Les Pauls, Godzilla and the red B.C.Rich Mockingbird (seen in the "You
Could Be Mine" GNR video). The Mockingbird was used during "The Alien".
Clement said Mini Me came out before SLASH, and a security guard gave him
a premier seat on a speaker. SLASH's girlfriend and her pals were off
stage but visible - having drinks and dancing. The band was extra loud;
and both Rod and SLASH did a lot of talking. Rod thanked NAMM, the sponsors,
and the fans. When Rod introduced "Beggars and Hangers-On", he gave credit
to Eric Dover. SLASH thanked Marshall Amps for giving him so much
equipment over the years. SLASH joked that he didn't know what NAMM
stood for and guessed "Nerds against Mad Mothers"! SLASH tossed Clement
a pick which he missed, but at the end of the song, SLASH leaned over
and handed him another. SLASH jumped off the drum risers several times,
and Rod went down to the photographer's pit. Keri threw a lot of picks,
and Matt was rocking so hard that Clement thought the drums were going
to fall off the riser. Teddy ZigZag also played keyboard for Snakepit.
After the show, Adam Day recognized Clement and gave him a set list.
Clement says this was one of the most energetic and well played shows
he's seen them play, and Clement has seen them FIVE times! No wonder
they recognize him! Clement, some day that will be you on the speaker.
Thanks very much to FreddyMedal and Clement for sending in those reports.
Here's some information from Keri...Oui magazine with its cover
story on Snakepit is now in the Tower Records store. Be advised that
while the Snakepit pictures and story are just fine, almost all of this
magazine is rated X. A better source is the Japanese Burrn!
magazine February issue where the band has six pages! The December 2000
issue of Metalion, another Japanese magazine, has a Snakepit
article, too. Keri says the "Mean Bone" video is done, and it's killer!
Keri didn't have the release date, but he's guessing a week or two. Now's
the time to call those radio stations and request "Mean Bone" as the
radio edit promos are out at the stations now!
SLASH called in the other
night as the band was rehearsing for the Anaheim show. They were in the
parking lot outside the studio taking a break and there was much hilarity
as the guys tried to fix the studio door. What a team! Slash said it was
very cold there (55 degrees) but not nearly as cold as it was when he was
in Europe. The European fans who waited after the shows can attest to that!
He said he had to go find some hot coals to hold in his hands. About the
rumored Reno, Nevada show for next weekend, SLASH said that one is off.
SLASH didn't have a schedule for us yet, but he said they are trying to
get the U.S. tour planning really rolling. That one may be in the spring,
but the plans are not final yet. As for the schedule between spring and
now, SLASH said he will also get back to us on that. With the U.S., South
America, Australia and Europe waiting, they should be busy for a long time.
Another band with a mission is the Alien Swinger Club. If you were at
the Cologne and/or Nurnberg shows, you saw these guys do a rocking
opening set for Snakepit. Olli, their guitarplayer, wrote that the
band was coming to L.A. in January to begin their band's career there.
So watch for these guys! We heard they were killer (as Keri says). Olli
asked if the band could have a message posted here to SLASH's Snakepit
and their crew. Sure! They want to thank everyone very much for
treating them like friends. The Alien Swinger Club had a great time with
Snakepit, and they hope Snakepit's fans will come to be their fans, too.
Thanks, Ollie!
Now for a whole truckload of SLASH and Snakepit sightings. Paulo from
Portugal writes that there was a short report on Slash and Snakepit
on MCM. Snakepit talked about the new album, and there was a short
interview with SLASH where he was pictured with lots and lots of guitars
behind him! There was a little footage of Snakepit live, and the whole
thing was about 5 minutes. Paulo said it may have been short, but it was
definitely worth seeing. We hope the band will visit Portugal this time,
too, Paulo; and thanks for that report.
Brian leads off the VH1 appearances. VH1 is certainly a friend of SLASH
and Snakepit. Did you see the countdown of the top 100 rock and roll
albums of all time? Well, AFD came in at #42. They showed a video
clip of GNR, and a short commentary by SLASH. SLASH talked about how
"SCOM" put the band over the top and said "there are no gimmicks, no
mirrors, none of that. That's the way it should be in any great rock
and roll band." Agreed! Thanks, Brian. By the way, this program was
repeated recently, so it's likely you can catch it again. Vicki is in
West Virginia in the U.S., and she really enjoyed that 200th episode
of "Rock Show" on VH1. SLASH was there, and he answered Cane's phone
for him. He asks the caller how they knew to reach him there before
handing the phone to Cane. Cane was giving an intro to his "finer
moments" and seemed to forget what he was talking about. SLASH smilingly
observed, "You seem so much more together on TV." And they aired the
clip of SLASH smashing Zakk Wylde's guitar. Cane said, "Now, that wasn't
really supposed to happen - that was totally unplanned. I was joking with
SLASH about smashing guitars, but you can't really joke around with a rock
star, or he is going to take you up on it." Then Cane said that SLASH and
Rod both signed the smashed guitar, and later, SLASH sent them a Gibson
Les Paul Special. Cane said SLASH really didn't have to do that, and
he thanked SLASH. Vicki said the next show on was "Fan Club" with AC/DC.
SLASH and Rod talked about how they got into AC/DC. SLASH said he was
about 14 and hadn't started playing guitar yet. "Back In Black" came out,
and that was the (bleep!). SLASH said he went backwards and got "Highway
to Hell" and "Powerage". At this point SLASH and Rod disagreed on how
to say "Powerage". Rod thought it was "Power Rage" and SLASH thought it
was "Power-age". Vicki at this point was too tired to see if SLASH was
on the next show and went off to bed. Thanks, Vicki!
This one is from Ed in The Netherlands, and it's a heads up for the
fans in that area who get TMF, the Dutch music station. TMF's program,
VIG, will have SLASH on this coming Sunday, January 28 at 3pm. This is
a program where famous artists show their favorite videoclips. Hopefully,
Ed will tell us what SLASH selected next Sunday. Ed reminds us all to
go to www.rocknrollstation.com to see a 45 minute long interview with SLASH.
When you get there, scroll down to ARCHIVES and
look for "SLASH" to get the interview. We mentioned this before, but it's a great, long
interview. Don't miss it! And
thanks, Ed, for this information.
Here's some interesting hair news! No, SLASH has NOT cut his hair! But
someone in the band has! If you go over to the NAMM concert tomorrow
night, you'll see Johnny G with his brand new MOHAWK! Hopefully, someone
can get a picture of Johnny and his new 'do.
There's a new batch of tour photos up. These
are mostly Italy and some from the UK. If you go to www.snakepit.org,
scroll down to Main Menu, click Tour Photos, you're at the first group.
At the end you can choose from three other sets to look at. If you don't
see yours there, don't worry, we are working on the next batch right now.
Thank you to everyone who sent in some! We think they are so great to look
at. When you look at this fourth batch, you'll see a copy of Ain't
Life Grand with library information on the front and a "bookplate"
saying the cd was given to the library in honor of SLASH. We are especially
happy to have thought of this way to share the music of SLASH's Snakepit
with others in our community. Libraries are in desperate need of donations,
so why not give them ALG? Also new today are four more drawings on
the Fan Section. Somehow the
mail messages got separated from two of these so we don't know who drew
them. If they are yours, let us know so we can give you some credit. All
you artists...please put your name on your drawing or painting if at all
possible. Thanks!
The show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam was killer, and the Rockezine crew
sent someone over to review the show. If you haven't read this one yet,
you should! They really liked the band and the music. They got in touch
and said the interview is "worthy to be read by true SLASH-fans" and
invited all of you to come over and have a look. They also have a great
album review you can check out. The address for the album review is below;
and when you get there, locate SLASH's
Snakepit and click the album cover. The Paradiso review link is also
below. Just scroll a little and click on SLASH's Snakepit. Ed wrote and
reminded everyone to check out the pictures and realize they are
thumbnails. At the end you can click on More Pictures, and they are
just wonderful.
Highly recommended! Thanks to
Rockezine for the invitation.
Aurelie wrote from France - first to tell Antonello that the D.T.V.D
that SLASH used in his autograph was really D.T.U.D. Sound familiar?
That's tattoed on SLASH's left arm and stands for Drink Till You Drop.
Appropriate, since Antonello had just given SLASH a bottle of Jack
Daniels. She also wanted to tell us that on the French Hard Rock
Magazine, there was a good interview with SLASH. They gave the
music for "Rusted Heroes" because they thought it was unfair that
only the Japanese fans could headbang to it! And they said that everyone
should try to see Snakepit live. Aurelie says they will be glad to go
whenever Snakepit comes to France. Did you hear that SLASH? Come to
France!
Simone wrote from Italy about a SLASH TV appearance in Italy. There's
a daily program called "4U" on the TMC2 channel, and every week there
is an artist of the week. And this week it is SLASH! Each day there is
a 4-5 minute interview with Rod and SLASH. SLASH talked about his
origins, the GNR years, his passion for animals (especially snakes), his
guitars and Snakepit. Clips of Snakepit live were shown. Simone sent in
pictures from the Milan show, and they said her name on air! Thanks,
Simone!
We are not satisfied
with the ISP we recently moved to, so the SLASH page has moved again to OLM
in Connecticut. If you came and we weren't here, our apologies. We are back
now. Our
domain is still www.snakepit.org, and you should continue using that as the url. Thank you.
GMP Guitars sent us a note about the show this Saturday night
at 8pm in Anaheim CA. The show is sponsored by GMP as part of the NAMM
convention doings. A limited number of places are available for the public,
and tickets are available through TicketMaster at $15 each. The show
is at the Sun Theater which is in the same parking lot as Edison Field,
not the Convention Center according to GMP. Get out there and see SLASH
and the boys. Dee Dee Ramone and Glam Nation will also appear.
Have you seen the radio edit promos for "Mean Bone" yet? "Mean Bone"
is the next single, and the video for this one is nearly complete.
Some great animation is planned as an intro to the band performing the
song. The video for "Been There Lately" was a promo, but "Mean Bone"
will be a regular video released to VH1 and MTV. You may have seen the
"Been There Lately" promo on MTV, but this one is sure to be a knockout.
We got a note from Mischa at the Virtue TV site. He wants to let you know
that they have some great SLASH's Snakepit footage there. This is live
concert footage from the Ottawa show where they do "Been There Lately".
They also have interview footage, but we were not able to get that to
work. Mail was sent to their webmaster so you can give it a try:
Another review came in! Neal went to see Snakepit with his girlfriend
on December 4 in the UK. They were right in front of SLASH! Neal says
the atmosphere was outstanding, and the band was magical. Each band member
performed his part excellently, and it all went together brilliantly.
Neal asks when the band is returning. SLASH told a lot of European
fans that he would return this summer! Not so long to wait. Neal would
also like to know if any songs from that concert would be chosen for
the live album. We hadn't heard about a live album till word filtered
over from Europe, so we need to check with SLASH on it. Neal thanks
everyone who made it possible for Snakepit to be there and gives a
special thanks to SLASH's Snakepit! Thanks, Neal!
Last time we passed along Matt Laug's email address for fans: MattLaug@aol.com.
Max found Matt accepting IMs (instant messages where you can send mail
back and forth very quickly). So he said hi and had a really nice chat
with Matt. Matt was really nice, and chatted away for several minutes.
Max says Matt is a really super guy. So if you are on AOL, check to
see if Matt is there. The rest of us can use regular email. Thanks, Max!
Finally, we have an item from Shari of the Black Velvet Magazine.
Shari says this is from an interview with Lenny Kravitz in Nov. 2000.
The question was about SLASH's playing guitar on Lenny's "Always on the
Run". Lenny was asked if he knew SLASH at Beverly Hills High School.
He said he did but not very well. He knew SLASH as a kid that used to
hang out in the hallway and pretty much looked the same then as now.
At the AMA, they met and started talking and SLASH told him he'd love
to jam with him. SLASH came in and did the solo on "Fields of Joy"
- one take and Lenny said that was it - he likes to do one takes before
the person thinks too much. They decided to write and record one together.
They did "Always on the Run" in NYC. SLASH showed up at 8am needing vodka,
and Lenny had to run all over his apartment building finding some. Then
they drove out to Hoboken and cut the song. We think it's one of Lenny's
best. Thanks, Shari!
Snakepit drummer
Matt Laug talked to us about the autograph signing at NAMM. He says the
band is not yet certain what part they will take in this. They all endorse
different equipment; but when the arrangements are in place, he'll let
us know. If you are lucky enough to have a pass for the exhibit area, you'll
know where and when to go. Thanks, Matt! Matt also said that he did an
interview for the Japanese magazine, Rhythm & Drums Magazine. The
interview is in the January issue, and Matt says it should still be on
the stands in Japan. The Japanese magazines are always worth more than
just a look even if you cannot read the language. The photos are among
the best in the world. Let's get Matt scissored out of a copy and have
a look! If you can't find this Japanese magazine, look for a full feature
interview with Matt in Modern Drummer Magazine. This should be out
in March or April. One more thing from Matt! He has set up an email
address where fans can write to him directly. If you have a question
for Matt, write to him at:
From now on, you'll find the band's contact information on The Band
biography section. If a band member has an email address or a postal
address, you will find it there. Their personal web site addresses, if
any, will be there, too. This section is at: www.snakepit.org, scroll
down to Main Menu, click on Snakepit (last block on the right, first row).
There's another cool menu there and that's where you select THE BAND.
Right now we have email address contacts for Rod and Slash (through
webmaster for both), Matt and Keri. Keri has a P.O. Box for written
communiques. The Fan Page P.O. Box handles the whole band or any member.
Keri, that technological wizard, has a nice web site of his own. You'll
find a link to that in this site's link section. Makes you feel tightly
connected, doesn't it?
Orman found some information on Rod Stewart's forthcoming album. The
connection here is that SLASH is guesting on the album! The release
date is February 6. The album title is Human and features
a song co-written by R&B phenom Macy Gray, guitar work from Dire
Straits mastermind Mark Knopfler and our own SLASH! SLASH said this
album was a tough one to work on, but he enjoyed it very much. SLASH
goes way back with Rod Stewart, and for those of us who've followed
Rod's career over the years and seen him in concert, the man is a
true statesman of popular music. Human can be pre-ordered right
now at Amazon.com and all the other music stores on the web.
Remember the Milan show? There were three people who won a contest
sponsored by Hard! magazine to spend some time the day of
the show with SLASH. One was Lisa who sent us a report awhile back. This
one is from Antonello who sent a report and photos! It's a report filled
with the tension and happiness of spending some time with SLASH. We'd like
you to have a chance to read it all...so when you click here, you'll be
with Antonello and his memories of one wonderful day in Italy when he got
to meet and hang out with SLASH! Thanks, Antonello!
SLASH commented on the whole American Music Awards conroversy. If you
recall, he'd been asked to play an intro for Britney Spears. We wrote
that SLASH was going on a much needed vacation which conflicted with
the show's taping. Many, many SLASH fans wrote in asking about this.
SLASH's rock music and fans are not fans of Ms. Spears and her type
of music, and the fans wanted some reassurance that SLASH was not
sliding into a new genre. Listen up, gang! SLASH says, "I wouldn't
have done it if I were on vacation or not. I turned it down BEFORE
I went on vacation." So, relax, guys, SLASH is still with us! Ain't
Life Grand? (To see the original story - now including SLASH's quote,
please scroll down to News: 01/10/01).
Have your tickets for the NAMM show next
Saturday night? SLASH's Snakepit and Dee Ramone! To say nothing of
Glam Nation which we understand from Keri is a fun, almost comedy
band - a good one for the weekend. About NAMM itself, you have to
be a member or have special passes to get into the exhibit area in
the Anaheim Convention Center. If you can get in, then look for
SLASH's Snakepit. Right now we are waiting on word as to where they
will be if they come to the convention hall and hang out at the booths.
If they are there, tell them to take it easy! The show is fairly
early that evening, and we want them fresh and energetic when you see
them onstage. SLASH has always appeared at many of the booths, and other
band members have different manufacturers to visit. We'll wait for word
from the band on exactly what's happening during the day. The show is
at
Sun Theater, located in the parking lot area of the
Convention Center. We'd really appreciate your reviews and pics!
The UK's wonderful Q magazine seems to love it when
SLASH comes home, and they can get him alone for a cool interview.
SLASH is a good interview - of all the right-up-front guys we know, SLASH
is truly one of the most forthright and hilarious. Controversial?
Oh, yeah, but playful and terrific. We hope SLASH continues to be
himself - he's a winner.
First, Q has a mention of that famous
SLASH TV incident where Our Guy said blowjob and f*ck on UK TV! Hey,
give Dick Clark a call! And here is the latest of the
SLASH pronouncements. Call him controversial, and try to change him,
you'll get that famous one finger salute. For your attitude, SLASH,
we salute you. Never change!
Q got away from those boring GNR questions and stuck to things
our guy could really philosophize on. How about
what SLASH thinks when he sees a nun? How about...is she wearing
panties? And how about...have you tried tantric sex? After having it
explained, SLASH says...sounds so complicated, I just want to f*ck.
Sounds like a plan! For lots more Instant Karma:
Rolling Stone's site wrapped up their year end review of rock
star quotations. Of course, SLASH was on the list with his famous Year 2000
quote, "I like to do my interviews in the toilet." No comment on the
quality of his interviewers, SLASH is the ever restless one who has to
be doing several things at once. Go for it, SLASH!
One of the nicest guys in Snakepit is Keri Kelli. He's also a
seasoned web surfer. We told Keri that some of his fans were looking
for tons more information on him. He didn't have time to adjourn to the
toilet for an interview, but he did send us some cool web sites where
you can soak up Keri information or just have some fun at these Keri-recommended
sites. Thanks, Keri! And here they are with Keri's comments:
Just a quick note to let you know
that SLASH's Snakepit will play at a NAMM (National Association of Music
Manufacturers) - related show in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January
20. The venue is the Sun Theater, and the show begins at 8pm. Also
onstage will be Dee Ramone and Glam Nation (includes Eric Dover and
Ryan Roxie). This information comes to us from Keri Kelli and SLASH's
management. Keri says that there are a limited number of public tickets
available, so we wanted to pass this on to you right away. Tickets are
on sale right now through TicketMaster (by phone, outlet or on the internet at
www.ticketmaster.com). This event is
sponsored by GMP Guitars, the brand endorsed by our very own Keri Kelli!
We'll have more information on NAMM booth appearances tomorrow. Meanwhile,
go get your tickets!
Unofficially, it looks like SLASH's
Snakepit may be playing a show in Anaheim, CA on Saturday, January 20. The
show will also include Glam Nation and Dee Ramone. SLASH hasn't
put the official stamp on this one, but we'll check as soon as he gets back
from a well deserved vacation. Keri Kelli
broke the news, and it seems to be confirmed by TicketMaster which is
listing the gig at The Sun Theatre at 8 pm. TicketMaster does NOT show
tickets on sale as yet, but there is an 8 ticket limit noted. This is
to be a special event for GMP guitars, the guitars endorsed by Keri Kelli.
We hope SLASH brings a pile of Les Pauls - they are part of his sound. Dee
Ramone needs no introduction, but Glam Nation might. Two members you'll
recognize are Ryan Roxie and Eric Dover. As we said, we have no official
word from SLASH, but we'll keep you posted. Anotherssfirmed gig is
Jan. 27 at Reno Live in Reno, NV. Patrick from the band Ill Logic says
his band will open for Snakepit. This gig is not listed with TicketMaster.
We thought we'd send these two rumors your way. When SLASH confirms, we'll
let you know.
Claire was watching VH1 Classics, a TV station that plays all classic
rock videos. They played the Chic video made from a live performance in
Japan featuring SLASH. (see SLASH Videos! on this site for a clip). Claire
says they play that video a lot, and it's really good. They also played
a Snakepit 95 video. This one was "Good To Be Alive". Claire seems to be
good at finding these off the beaten track items. Here's another. She
was watching station MTV X which plays all rock videos when the station
took a break between videos and showed a short interview with SLASH back
in the GNR days. Duff was with SLASH, and they talked about why they love
rock music. Claire says it's short but fun, and she has seen it more than
once. Thanks, Claire! Lisa was watching MTV Italia, and they played a
Lenny Kravitz video again. They put some news about Lenny on the screen
as the video played, and here they mentioned that SLASH went to school
with Lenny! Thanks, Lisa.
The winner of our third contest has been in touch, and he is Martin
of Argentina. Martin wins a copy of Ain't Been There Lately
autographed by Rod Jackson and SLASH. Thanks to everyone who entered, and
congratulations to Martin!
Last night UK online station BBC Radio1 played a tape of the interview
with SLASH done while SLASH was touring the UK. It's a very good interview
primarily because, not only is SLASH a good subject; but the interviewer,
Mary Anne Hobbs, did a great job. She was very knowledgeable of the time
when GNR was just breaking into the LA scene, and she obviously has
followed GNR through its lifetime. She knew what SLASH was doing, too.
Good questions and good followup. If you'd like to hear this yourself,
it is now on their web site so you can listen anytime:
As of last night, this site has moved to ISP Icestorm.Com in San Francisco.
We're hoping the West Coast fans will keep an eye on it. It wanted to be
closer to SLASH. If you find any problems at all, please notify us at
webmaster@snakepit.org. The site size makes it difficult to test every
link and check every picture. Thanks!
Are you watching the American Music Awards
tonight? SLASH Trivia Question: What happened at the American Music
Awards in 1989 when Guns won the award for Favorite Single: "Sweet
Child of Mine". Answer: Duff and Slash were at the Awards, but they
did not expect GNR to win anything. When the award was announced, the
two were noticeably inebriated when they came onstage. Slash managed
to say f*ck on live American TV before they were cut off. Producer Dick Clark
was angry, and SLASH later made a public apology from his home. Just
to prove that AMA has a sense of humor, SLASH was asked to play an
intro for Britney Spears this year! SLASH turned down the offer.
Acceptance would have delayed his much needed getaway trip in order to
start immediate rehearsals for today's taping. Ms. Spears is not a rocker, so
it would have been interesting to see SLASH try to bend his music to fit
this artist's style. When asked about what female vocalist he would have
postponed his vacation for, SLASH replied, "Madonna". Absolutely. We asked
SLASH later what he would have done if he hadn't been going away. SLASH
said, "I wouldn't have done it if I were on vacation or not. I turned it
down before I went on vacation." Reassuring words for SLASH fans! Rock on,
SLASH!
Doubles - we can't really understand the urge to dress up as SLASH. On
the other hand it seems harmless. We posted on the tour photos the
picture of a guy who went to one of the UK shows in complete SLASH
regalia. Not a bad idea showing loyalty. However, we got word that
this guy tried to get backstage before the show claiming to BE SLASH.
SLASH's bodyguard was there and sent the guy to stand in line with
everyone else. We're told the guy then milled around and gradually
weaseled into the front of the line. Get In The Ring! Thanks to Ternell,
we now have a copy of Arena magazine which has a very sick article
about SLASH's old girlfriend, porn queen Savannah. There are four large
pictures showing a model dressed as Savannah accompanied by "the love
of her life" SLASH. She had many other rocker boyfriends including Axl
Rose, Vince Neil, etc. Here's a pic of these two playing the doubles game.
This guy looks a bit short, plump, has ugly pants and tshirt, an obvious
wig...well, we were not fooled. In case you were, it is NOT SLASH in the
picture. At the end, this sewer of a magazine constructs the death scene
with Savannah bleeding from a massive head wound after shooting herself
in her garage. Blood in a huge puddle on the floor, and the angelic, now
clothed Savannah is flying off to heaven. Savannah and SLASH had broken
up nearly a year before this. Savannah killed herself because she broke
her nose in a minor car accident thus ending her hopes for a comeback at
that time. Sad that a magazine chooses to make a few bucks from a woman
who obviously had many emotional problems.
One thing we've wanted to share for a long time is a wonderful thank you
from SLASH's Snakepit. When they came to town, we got to meet SLASH
and the band and were as thrilled and starstruck as any of you. During the
show, Rod was kind enough to thank us publicly from the stage! And to the
band, we'd like to say publicly, "You're Welcome! Your music is a joy,
and we thank you for your kindness and help!"
There's still no final word on where Snakepit
will go next. We've heard South America, Australia, the US, but nothing
official has come to us yet. There were three shows scheduled for
Argentina, and we don't know if they are off or on. The venues seem to
feel the shows are cancelled. Other venues seem to be getting things
set for the guys to be there, but we would advise waiting just a bit
for SLASH to get the word out on what is really happening. The minute
we have the schedule, we'll post it right here. Snakepit is in demand!
The contest for the Ain't Life Grand autographed by SLASH and Rod
is over, and we have a winner! At this time we just have his email
address, but the name is mpomares, and the address is Argentinian.
We sent an email, and if this is you or a friend, please get in touch
so we can get your mailing address! Here are the questions with the
answers:
In late December, Tom sent us word about UK Radio 1 interviewing
SLASH on the air. The DJ was Mary Anne Hobbs who is supposed to be
a good interviewer. Tom said that these interviews usually were
put online at some point. Both Becky and Rebecca sent us the word
that the SLASH interview would be online this coming Tuesday,
January 9, beginning at midnight UK time. Rebecca says that technically
this is Wednesday the 10th. You'll be able to hear it anywhere in the
world if you adjust your time. The U.S. east coast is 5 hours earlier
than the UK, so that would be 7 pm, Tuesday, January 9. Pacific Time
is 4pm, Tuesday, January 9. Europe is one hour ahead of England, so
you can hear the show at 1 am Wednesday, the 10th. Hopefully everyone
can find a time zone there that they can calculate from! Thanks to
Becky, Rebecca and Tom for the information. And here is a link
to the site if you want to go and have a look or bookmark it for
Tuesday:
Ray found a SLASH mention in the online daily Rolling Stone mail.
They always lead off with a quotation. This one was:
How many times have you seen SLASH on TV doing an interview, laughing
and having a good time? If you missed the one on The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart, you missed a funny one. It was September 2000, and SLASH
was in New York doing the rounds of TV and magazine interviews promoting
Snakepit's opening there for AC/DC. This appearance is great, and you can
see it on one of the many SLASH videos on this site. Check it out now
or later. If you want to try it later, you'll go to www.snakepit.org,
scroll down to Main Menu, click on SLASH Videos! It's the first one. Here's
a direct link:
Another video you can find in that section is a long clip from the MTV
show Celebrity Deathmatch. In this show, little claymation figures
battle it out to the death. One hilarious show featured SLASH vs. Axl Rose.
If you want to see the entire show, MTV repeats it this
Saturday morning, February 6, at 1:00 am (just after midnight going into
Saturday). This is eastern time, so you will need to consult your local
TV listings for the time in your area. It's right here on the SLASH Videos
section if you want to set your own time. Who wins? Let's not spoil
the show, but if you are reading this page, you're backing the winner.
Keri Kelli sent us a note to remind everyone to look for Oui
magazine. Snakepit is on the cover! Keri said there was a band meeting
scheduled for today, and one of the topics will be the next leg of the
tour. All kinds of ideas are floating around...from touring with AC/DC
in Australia to doing some US shows in January and going to South America
in February or spring or summer! Lots of options, and we hope to have
some definitive word soon. Thanks, Keri, for letting us in on the
brainstorming.
The third group of tour photos is up now. These are almost entirely from
Japan and the UK. Many, many thanks to everyone who sent in their photos.
There are great band pictures here. If you check them later, go to
www.snakepit.org, scroll down to Main Menu, click on Tour Photos. Go
clear to the end of the thumbnails on that page, and click the Japanese/UK
choice to see the new ones. A lot of new ones have come in, and they will
be coming up soon. Right now the Tabs section is receiving some attention.
Then back to tour photos. And here they are now:
We have one review from the Amsterdam which came in with some great
pictures which we'll be showing you later. If you're a member of the
Snakepit list on www.onelist.com, you can see them right now! Marco
was kind enough to post them there and send them here, too. Thank you,
Marco. Marco joined others in saying the show was GREAT with an amazingly
high energy level in the band. All the guys were all over the stage
(except Matt), playing, singing and making contact with the audience.
One hell of a show! Merchandise sold out fast after the show, but Marco
managed to buy the last tshirt available..the one pinned to the wall.
(Note: SLASH is expecting a new shipment any day now). After this hectic
shopping, Marco joined other fans at the side entrance and got a couple
of autographs. Snakepit posters were all over Paradiso, but Marco brought
his from home. SLASH signed his promo photo that he won at one of our
contests which is really cool. That photo went from SLASH in L.A. to
us on the east coast, then to Marco in The Netherlands where it finally
met SLASH again! Going back to the railway station, they met Johnny G
who went for coffee, and Marco said that by the look on Johnny's
smiling face and the smoking signs he made, he succeeded in getting some
of that vintage, legal Holland smoking. Life's Sweet Drug! Thanks, Marco!
Don't forget the third contest to win a SLASH- and Rod-autographed copy
of Ain't Life Grand is over this Saturday night at midnight your
time. Here are the questions, one last time:
The big page news for the new year is that we are moving
our site. This should have no effect on readers. The domain name,
www.snakepit.org, will remain the same. Our current ISP's disk space
charges are prohibitive, so we are moving our 450 megs of SLASH information
to Icestorm.com in sunny California. This should happen sometime this week,
and we hope you will see good ISP service. Should you experience any
difficulty, please let us know.
Annelaure went to a lot of the European shows, and now that she's home
in France, she's able to pass along more Snakepit-related news. This
note is for Dutch fans: The interview of SLASH done by the Dutch TV
channel TMF in Amsterdam will be broadcast on January 28 at 2 pm and
10:30 pm. So far no details on the show are available. We hope someone
will mark this down and let the rest of us know what happened. Thanks!
And thanks, Annelaure!
Linds found this funny GNR parody at Heavy.com's "Behind the Music That
Sucks". They take gleeful aim at the artists. The jokes ring true with a
drop of acid. Fortunately, Our Hero doesn't come in for too many barbs
but a number of direct hits are scored on Axl. All in good fun, of course!
When you get there, you'll see a short on Billy Corgan. When this ends
and the choices appear at the bottom, click the furthest to the left,
"Behind the Music That Sucks". On the screen you'll see New This Week:
Guns N'Roses. Click that, and stand way back. Thanks, Linds!
From the ridiculous to the sublime. If you haven't read this great
interview, you're missing something. Gail Worley interviews SLASH
and Rod in an article called "Partying With A Humble Rock God". SLASH
and Rod talk about Snakepit, going out with AC/DC, Les Paul, f*cked
up songs and why there will never be a GNR reunion. Thanks to Dave
who sent this to us. We sent Ms. Worley a thank you for this one:
Chris is in the UK and saw a couple of TV programs featuring SLASH. Be on
the lookout for repeats of these shows. First was Top Ten: Stadium Rock which
covered all aspects of pop music in the past 50 years. We believe this
program has aired before, but it sounds like a good one. GNR was rated
number 3. SLASH, Duff and Matt Sorum were interviewed separately and talked
about their years in GNR. Then there was a show called Babylon
about heavy metal and porn. Graham Norton did the very fine narration.
Thanks, Chris.
This is also a good page to check out for some great photos of Matt. Another
drummer appearing here in some gorgeous pictures is Carmine Appice who
recorded Guitar Zeus with a guest appearance by SLASH. If you are
still looking for that great instructional drum video featuring Matt with
long guest appearances by SLASH and Duff, check out this site:
Nasar wrote about Total Guitar. SLASH is mentioned in the 100
moments that changed American guitar. He is cited as the man who saved
rock guitar from the synthesized bullshit bandwagon in the 80s. Nasar
spotted Arena magazine which has a multipage article on Savanna,
SLASH's old girlfriend and drug addicted porn queen. A movie is being made
about her now, and there's a picture of an actor dressed as SLASH. If
anyone has the courage to buy this, we would love to have a copy. Thanks,
Nasar!